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What is the significance of the Vaisakhi of Guru Gobind Singh? Every Vaisakhi, what transpired in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib and how it transformed a people is a story that needs to be retold. Through the prism of Vaisakhi, WSN editor Jagmohan Singh peeps into t... More »
It is of serious concern for all rights activists to learn that Matiullah Wesa, a well-known advocate for girls’ education in Afghanistan, who has been steadfast in his mission, despite the anti-education for girls atmosphere in Afghanistan, has been arrested ... More »
As the world celebrates International Mother Language Day, Sikhs worldwide take pride in their mother tongue Punjabi and vow to uphold the language meeting challenges in their homeland Punjab. It is time to take the British government to task for its systemati... More »
Subcontinental hockey powerhouses, India and Pakistan, dominated the game for nearly 50 years when it was played on grass. The surface proved to be a premium when it came to stick work, control and near-total dominance since Indians and Pakistanis were the mas... More »
How does one even begin to understand a verdict as massive as 92 seats in a house of 117 legislators? As the two traditional parties, both more than a century old, fell by the wayside, and a rank outsider rode to power riding a wave of anger, alienation and ve... More »
This is the text of the Presidential address delivered at a symposium in September 1988 held at Patiala under the auspices of the Punjabi University, and is being published with the University’s permission with a view to wider dissemination. The Nature of Theo... More »
The demise of veteran human rights champion Justice Ajit Singh Bains touched the lives of many nationalist movements who in their gratefulness have paid humble tributes to him at his recent passing away. The Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights, describing h... More »
Justice Ajit Singh Bains, a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court who became, in retirement, the most prominent face of the human rights movement in Punjab, passed away on February 11 in Chandigarh, two months short of 100 years of age. His last hu... More »
Justice Ajit Singh Bains, the chairperson of the Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO) and a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court talks about the lack of human rights awareness and activity in Punjab and takes down the communist parties -left, d... More »
In this piece, Justice Ajit Singh Bains delineates the relationship between rule of law and those who are supposed to maintain law and order. He dwells on how power without responsibility creates a situation suitable to the state and milked by the state agenci... More »
Justice Ajit Singh Bains rues the fact that despite steps by right-thinking activists and political leaders, justice eludes the victims of the November 1984 massacre. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Indian constitution uphold rule of law and ... More »
The legendary human rights champion Justice Ajit Singh Bains passed away on 11 February 2022, two months short of 100 years of exemplary life. Throughout his lifespan, especially post-retirement from being a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, he defen... More »